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Kansas City Family Photography: The Wilsons May 20, 2009

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I met up with the Wilsons at their home for a fun family session — they were the first family to step up and participate in the awesome opportunity to help HOBY. It was fitting, too, since I first met R.J. when he was running the Kansas seminar and I was a high school volunteer. R.J. was one of the people who shaped my life and Jeff’s life early on… now, we’re doing what R.J. did when we were young. So I was very excited to meet the entire family and capture some great portraits of them in the front yard of their home!

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R.J. and Julie have three gorgeous children… absolutely adorable.

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James, the big brother:

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Jenna, the middle sister:

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And Joy, the baby sister… I’m titling these next several photos “Ode to the Third Child” — as my little brother can attest, there are never quite as many photos of the littlest sibling. So here’s little Joy, looking incredibly adorable:

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And back to the whole family:

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If one photo summed up family life, this one might be it… I love this — the giggling girls, the mischievous older brother jumping into the photo in the background — too funny:

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I love sibling photos… personalities tend to shine through, and it’s so fun to capture that!

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And one more shot of the whole family!

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Wilsons, thanks so much for asking me to take your photos and for supporting HOBY! You have such a sweet family, and it was a joy to capture your kids’ personalities!

For others who are interested in taking part in our portrait special to benefit HOBY, click here for the details!

 

Operation: Love Reunited Session, Kansas City April 5, 2009

I met up with this adorable family last Friday for an Operation: Love Reunited session. Their dad/husband has been deployed since last October, and we captured some great photos of his wife and boys to send over as a surprise. 

We met up at Antioch Park, which is a really fun place for kids to have a photo session, because there is so much to see and do! 

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Four-year-olds are great during photography sessions… this little guy was no exception! :) What a cute smile!

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Two-year-olds don’t like the camera quite as much as their older siblings. :) Sometimes, distraction is the key to great photos!

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I love these photos of mom and her boys!

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Boys are so adventurous. I love getting to capture their exploratory personalities. :)

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Enjoy the photos! I can’t wait to send a surprise album to your husband/dad overseas.

If you’re a photographer who wants to participate in a wide-spread Operation: Love Reunited session at Fort Leavenworth — click here for details!

 

The photos and other content of this publication do not imply any endorsement or recommendation by the Department of Defense.

 

 
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